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{{Company Infoxbox
|title           = Uniqlo
|image           =[[Image:Uniqlo.png|{{ImageSize}}]]
|ja_kanji        = 株式会社ユニクロ<br>ユニクロ
|foundation      = June 2, 1984
|industry        = Fashion brand
|location        = {{W|Yamaguchi (city)|Yamaguchi City}}, {{W|Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi}}
|keypeople       = {{W|Tadashi Yanai}} {{S|CEO}}
|site            =[https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/ Uniqlo (JP)]<br>[https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ Uniqlo (EN)]
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Uniqlo Co., Ltd.'''|株式会社ユニクロ|Kabushiki-gaisha Yunikuro}} is a Japanese fashion and clothing company that is a fast-fashion manufacturer and retailer known for their casual wear. The company is a subsidiary of {{W|Fast Retailing|Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.}}

[[Hirohiko Araki]] worked with them as a judge for their 2006 design competition and also contributed original illustrations for T-shirt designs later sold by them.

==UNIQLO CREATIVE AWARD==
In 2005, Uniqlo started a yearly design competition under the name '''UNIQLO CREATIVE AWARD''' (ユニクロ・クリエイティブアワード). The competition is open to anyone in the public and allows participants to use a single T-shirt as a canvas for free expression with messages and graphics. The purpose of the competition is to be able to discover new talent from around the world.<ref>https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/contents/corp/press-release/2005/03/t2005.html</ref> 

A small collected portion of the designs from the vast entries, the first competition receiving 17,704 entries for example,<ref name=Press>https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/contents/corp/press-release/2005/09/t2006916.html</ref> would then be judged and commercialized as T-shirts sold by Uniqlo. The collected designs would also receive awards and cash prizes of varying amounts as well. For the fourth competition in 2008, the name of it was changed to be the '''UT GRAND PRIX''' (UTグランプリ), or simply the '''UTGP'''.<ref>https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/feature/ut-magazine/s105/</ref> A notable aspect of the competition is the inclusion of leading creatives from various fields as members of the judges, which has included people such as {{W|Takehiko Inoue}}, {{W|David Bowie}}, and {{W|Shigeru Miyamoto}}.

===UNIQLO CREATIVE AWARD 2006===
[[File:Uniqlo dinner table.jpg|left|thumb|"dinner table"|150px]]
The second competition had its application period from September 16, 2005 to October 31, 2005. The first round of judging took place from November 2005 onwards and the final judging took place in spring of 2006.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060423223409/http://www.uniqlo.com/creative/outline/index.html</ref><ref name=Press></ref> For the competition, Araki was included as one of the judges besides {{W|Joe Hisaishi}}, Takashi Homma, {{W|Issey Ogata}}, {{W|Barbara Kruger}}, {{W|Yayoi Kusama}}, {{W|Langlands & Bell}}, {{W|Lily Franky}}, Noriyuki Tanaka, and the Uniqlo selection committee.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060424181111/http://www.uniqlo.com/creative/judge/index.html</ref> Araki's inclusion as a judge would also be announced in the [[SBR Chapter 34|February 2006]] issue of ''[[Ultra Jump]]''.<ref name=Atmark955>http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/955.html</ref>

Besides the Grand Prize winner, nine other designs were Jury Prize winners. Each of the nine received an award from one of the judges. The design "dinner table" by Fusanari Masuda received Araki's award.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060424181210/http://www.uniqlo.com/creative/schedule/index.html</ref><ref>https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/contents/corp/press-release/2006/04/2006sensuoust.html</ref>
{{Note|Name=dinner table|
|Translation=ミステリアスで、パッと見て「なんだろう」と近づきたくなる絵がポイント。よく見ると、食事風景が描かれて、どんどん引き込まれました。
}}

==UNIQLO CREATIVE AWARD 2006 × Hirohiko Araki==
Alongside the submitted designs, the judges would also have designs made by them be sold. In the announcement from the February 2006 issue of ''Ultra Jump'', it also mentioned that the T-shirts with original designs from Araki would be on sale that spring and when the artwork and designs were known, would also be announced in ''Ultra Jump''.<ref name=Atmark955></ref> 

When the artworks and designs were revealed, they were also announced in the [[SBR Chapter 37|May 2006]] issue of ''Ultra Jump''. 100 of the shirts were given away to readers if they applied,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060423190945/http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/UJ113/UJ113Present2.html</ref> and two winners would receive all four shirts as a web-only present.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060424191730/http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/UJ113/UJ113WebPre.html</ref> The issue also included a pin-up poster of one of the illustrations.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060423190955/http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/UJ113/UJ113Pin_B.html</ref> The two designs are named {{Nihongo|'''Killer Tiger Queen'''|キラー・タイガー・クイーン|''Kirā Taigā Kuīn''}} and {{Nihongo|'''Killer Dancing Queen'''|キラー・ダンシング・クイーン|''Kirā Danshingu Kuīn''}}.<ref>{{INT|SWITCH (April 2006)}}</ref>
{{Figure3 
|part  = Oneshot
|title = Creative Award T (Guest)<br>"Killer Tiger Queen"
|image = [[File:Uniqlo Tiger Gray.jpg|120px]]
|date = April 18, 2006<ref name=Atmark1150>http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/1150.html</ref>
|size = S/M/L/XL
|price = ¥953 (Pre-Tax)<br>¥1,000
|material = 100% Cotton
|colors = 08 Dark Gray
}}
{{Figure3 
|part  = Oneshot
|title = Creative Award T (Guest)<br>"Killer Tiger Queen"
|image = [[File:Uniqlo Tiger Black.jpg|120px]]
|date = April 18, 2006<ref name=Atmark1150></ref>
|size = S/M/L/XL
|price = ¥953 (Pre-Tax)<br>¥1,000
|material = 100% Cotton
|colors = 09 Black
}}
{{Figure3 
|part  = Oneshot
|title = Creative Award T (Guest)<br>"Killer Dancing Queen"
|image = [[File:Uniqlo Dancing White.jpg|120px]]
|date = May 5, 2006<ref name=Atmark1150></ref>
|size = S/M/L/XL
|price = ¥953 (Pre-Tax)<br>¥1,000
|material = 100% Cotton
|colors = 00 White
}}
{{Figure3 
|part  = Oneshot
|title = Creative Award T (Guest)<br>"Killer Dancing Queen"
|image = [[File:Uniqlo Dancing Gray.jpg|120px]]
|date = May 5, 2006<ref name=Atmark1150></ref>
|size = S/M/L/XL
|price = ¥953 (Pre-Tax)<br>¥1,000
|material = 100% Cotton
|colors = 03 Gray
}}

==Interviews==
{{Interview|SWITCH (April 2006)}}
{{Interview|FINEBOYS (May 2006)}}

==Gallery==
{{tabber
|Artwork|
<gallery>
UniqoAraki2006.png|Clean Art {{S|[[HIROHIKO ARAKI WORKS]]}}
JOJOVELLER Pg. 176 Uniqlo.jpg|Clean Art {{S|[[JOJOVELLER]]}}
SBR032007KQUniqlo.jpg|Clean Art {{S|[[SBR Chapter 47|ULTRA GRAPHICS COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS 2006]]}}
Uniqlo Killer Queen.jpg|Clean Art {{S|[[HIROHIKO ARAKI WORKS]]}}
JOJOVELLER Pg. 177 Uniqlo.jpg|Clean Art {{S|[[JOJOVELLER]]}}
</gallery>
|Other|
<gallery>
Uniqlo T-Shirts.jpg|The 4 T-shirts with the original tags
UJ May 2006 Uniqlo Ad.jpg|Ultra Jump May 2006 Giveaway Ad
UJMay2006 Poster.jpg|Ultra Jump May 2006 Poster
</gallery>
}}

==Trivia==
*According to a fan who attended the [[SOUL'd OUT]] concert in Sendai on April 12, 2006, Shinnosuke was seen wearing the ''Dancing'' shirt after the encore of the concert.<ref>http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/1171.html</ref>
*In the author's note of Volume 4 of ''[[Taizo Mote King Saga]]'', Amon Dai is pictured wearing the ''Dancing'' shirt. In Chapter 46, Atsuko is shown wearing the ''Dancing'' shirt.
<gallery>
TaizoMoteKingSaga-Vol4Author.jpg|Author's note from Volume 4
TaizoMoteKingSaga-Ch46.jpg|Atsuko wearing the shirt.
</gallery>

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